Business / Economy

Trinidad Rancheria Unveils its Revised Hotel Proposal

by Elaine Weinreb on March 18, 2019 at 12:11PM

Proposed water usage, which had been one of the most contentious issues, will be reduced to 3,500 gallons per day or less, Tyson said, because laundry will not be done onsite. This should also reduce the amount of wastewater entering the leachfield.

St. Joseph Hospital Donates $2 Million to Jumpstart HSU's New Nursing Program

by Freddy Brewster on March 16, 2019 at 2:47PM

“We felt that it is really important to invest in our community,” Luskin-Hawk said. She went on to say that the nurses in the program will be exposed to a variety of aspects of healthcare, including mental health, during their studies.

State Approves $40 Million for Environmental Studies at Last Chance Grade

by Thadeus Greenson on March 14, 2019 at 9:45AM

Through a lengthy process, Caltrans has identified a number of potential alternate routes to bypass the failing section of highway, which sits on geologically unstable ground, but more funding has been needed for a thorough environmental review. “This funding will be instrumental in helping to find a new, durable route at Last Chance Grade, which will reflect both safety and environmental concerns,” Huffman said in the release from McGuire’s office.

Trinidad Rancheria’s Plans to Put the Harbor into Federal Trust Raise Concerns as Key Hearing Nears

by Elaine Weinreb on February 28, 2019 at 12:40PM

(EA) does not have an adequate discussion of the public use and benefit that the harbor provides, nor how that will be protected,” he wrote. “The EA states that the Tribe must provide public access to the pier until 2032.

Harbor District Declares State of Emergency

by Thadeus Greenson on February 22, 2019 at 9:13AM

The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District voted unanimously at a special meeting yesterday to declare a state of emergency due to increased sedimentation in the channel into Humboldt Bay that is causing dangerous conditions and imperiling the county’s fuel supply. The vote came after the district received the results of depth testing by the Army Corps of Engineers, which found that the 48-foot deep channel is currently at about 21 feet, filled with sediment that washed out of the Eel River during storms last month.

Massive Fish Farm Proposed for Pulp Mill Site (Video)

by Kimberly Wear on February 10, 2019 at 1:40PM

Nordic’s proposed Maine facility, situated on Penobscot Bay, has not been without controversy, however. According to a December article in the Boston Globe, the plans have “sparked significant dissent” in Belfast, a small city of fewer than 7,000 that fought to transform itself following the demise of a harmful legacy of chicken processing plants and canneries that polluted the bay and once left a lingering odor in the air, much the way Samoa Pulp Mill fumes blanketed Eureka.

New Funding Sought for Last Chance Grade

by Kimberly Wear on February 8, 2019 at 1:54PM

Some $10 million has already been invested in geotechnical studies and the initial environmental study in an effort to nail down which of the potential options would be the best one. “This final $40 million needed for the environmental study puts an end to the band-aid approach to fixing the Last Chance Grade,” said Senator McGuire.

Eureka Moves Forward with New Marketing Approach

by Thadeus Greenson on February 6, 2019 at 10:58AM

“Staff proposes that Eureka deliberately and strategically shift its funding and destination marketing efforts toward a marketing strategy that concentrates specifically on Eureka while simultaneously expanding the target audience to include local/regional residents and the local business community,” a staff report for the issue states. “A primary mission of the city’s new strategy is to promote the city of Eureka not only as a desirable destination but also an amazing place to live.”

Newsom’s Move: Not Yet Health Care For All, But Health Care for More

by Elizabeth Aguilera, CALmatters on February 4, 2019 at 9:19AM

Despite what many see as dismal prospects for single-payer in California so long as the Trump administration can quash the state’s waiver request, the California Nurses Association is undaunted. They’re working on a soon-to-be-introduced single-payer bill, more detailed than the version that died in 2017.

Arcata City Council to Mull Revamped Village Project

by Iridian Casarez on February 1, 2019 at 2:20PM

might attract,” he added. For more information on the modified proposal, visit the city’s website here.

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